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Sunday, June 9, 2013

SUNDAY SCRIPTURE (MATTHEW 4:1-11)

Then Jesus
was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And
after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. And the
tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these
stones to become loaves of bread.”

But he
answered, “It is written, “‘Man
shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the
mouth of God.’”

Then the
devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the
temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down,
for it is written, “‘He
will command his angels concerning you,’ and “‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you
strike your foot against a stone.’”

Jesus said
to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord
your God to the test.’”

Again, the
devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the
world and their glory. And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if
you will fall down and worship me.”

Then Jesus
said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it
is written,
“‘You
shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’”

Then the
devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him.

Matthew 4:1-11
(ESV)

It's great
to know that the temptations we face from the devil were also faced by our Lord
Jesus. He stood strong against these temptations for us, so that He could
be the spotless lamb in our place. The next time you fall prey to Satan's
temptations, remember that Christ withstood them for you and He died for your
sins so that you could be forgiven.

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